Clinical Clerkship - Behavioral Health for Physician Assistants

Catalog description

During this five week clinical clerkship the student will be exposed to and actively participate as a member of the behavioral health team and function under the direct supervision of the assigned clinical preceptor, supervision of attending physicians, house staff and physician assistants or other credentialed providers for the specialty. The goal of clinical clerkship is to provide the student with practical clinical exposure to patients, including common behavioral health conditions, diagnostic procedures, interviewing and counseling techniques and treatments and technologies that are common for the behavioral health specialty addressing patients across the life span. Preceptors will guide the students learning activities to assist them in achieving the course learning objectives. It is likely that not all clinical conditions required for the mastery of this content area will be encountered during the clerkship. Student self-directed learning activities and clinical clerkship support materials will complement the preceptor directed activities. Restrictions/Requirements: Successful passage of all didactic phase coursework.